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Executive orders sidestep necessity of compromise

Our concerns about the second Trump Administration’s executive actions on immigration are twofold: First, the White House should employ a greater focus on illegal immigration specifically and, second, executive orders violate the principles of our republic. As we noted in our editorials ...

Police officers deserve support, cooperation

We appreciate both the decision by Christopher Kriner to step up as the next chief of police for Lycoming Regional Police Department and his recognition of the importance of community relations and technology in fostering the climate law enforcement needs to better police our ...

What other newspapers are saying: Social media giants owe world more transparency

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken a lot of heat since he announced that he is pulling his company out of the fact-checking business and curtailing content moderation on its platforms. The criticism is understandable, given the uncertainty over how Meta’s new rules will handle misinformation and otherwise harmful material. Keep in mind, however, that the company’s content-moderation strategies — and indeed those of practically all social media platforms — have not worked as intended. As Zuckerberg noted in a video about the changes, Meta’s automated content screening often ...

Dream week about triumphs of past, work of future

“We still have a mission and that mission that we have today is to be the dream,” Patrick Jackson, member and worship leader at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church told a crowd at a Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Week event. “Be the dream by holding the country to its own ...

A step closer to sound energy policy

We agree with U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, and U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Howard: The Biden administration’s hostility to conventional domestic energy contributed to the rising cost of living that proved too burdensome to Pennsylvania families and voters. And the Trump ...

Tax, spending reform must remain priorities

We hope our state lawmakers and staff within our governor’s office will take note of an analysis of some recent data by J.D. Tuccille for Reason magazine. Of the 25 states with the lowest tax burdens in state and local taxes, 18 are seeing their populations steadily rise. Of the 25 states ...